帶孩子的父親更健康,更快樂大綱
Involved dads are healthier and happier
帶孩子的父親更健康,更快樂
Fathers may want to stay home and raise their children, but it’s often not financially viable. A Pew Research Center study in the U.S. found that dads who work outside the home were just about as likely as Moms to say they prefer to be home with their children (48 per cent of dads versus 52 per cent of moms).
爸爸們可能也想留在家裏帶孩子，但通常情況下，經濟條件不允許啊！美國皮尤研究中心開展的一項研究發現：願意在家帶孩子的職業男性和職業女性的比例相差無幾（48%的爸爸們願意，52%的媽媽們願意）。
Globally, paternity leave can increase fathers’ involvement within families and this has benefits for the children, the co-parent, the father himself, the economy and society. When Québec initiated a father leave, 85.8 per cent of new fathers took the five-week leave, whereas within the rest of Canada, only 30 per cent of fathers participated in a shared parental leave.
全球範圍內，陪產假會增加父親在家庭中的參與度，這對小孩兒、媽媽、爸爸本人、經濟及社會都有好處。當魁北克省開始實施陪產假時，85.8%的新生兒父親休了5周假，而在加拿大其它地區，只有30%的父親申請了共享產假。
Various factors influence how much mothers will work outside the home and among these are expectations of the father’s work and role within the family. Fathers with more traditional views of being the primary provider will often work longer hours which may lead to conflict regarding family and work.
母親在外工作的時間受很多因素的影響，包括：父親的工作及父親在家庭中的角色。認爲自己是“家庭經濟的主要來源”的爸爸們通常會工作較長時間，從而帶來家庭工作關係衝突。
When mothers and fathers are co-parenting as a couple in a family, mothers are often more comfortable leaving the children and returning to work when the father is actively engaged with the children and she trusts the father as a partner and caregiver.
一個家庭中，若父母都參與帶娃，當父親和寶寶積極互動時，母親會安心地回去工作，因爲她信任他，既是一位好老公，也是一位好爸爸。
Parents have to decide what is best for their family. Affordable and accessible child care is central to a family’s decision as to whether a parent will or will not work outside of the home.
大人需要決定什麼樣的方式對家庭最好。負擔得起且距離近的兒童看護是大人們決定是否出去工作的關鍵。
More fathers staying home. Most fathers (90 per cent) indicate that parenting is their greatest joy. Fathers offer children unique and diverse experiences, and impact the child’s long-term development.
越來越多的父親選擇在家帶孩子。絕大多數爸爸們（90%）表示，帶孩子的樂趣無窮無盡。爸爸們會帶給孩子獨特而又多樣化的體驗，影響孩子的長期成長。
There has been a shift within Canadian families, where more fathers are staying home with their children.
加拿大家庭已發生轉變，越來越多的父親選擇在家帶孩子。
Being an involved dad makes men happier and healthier and contributes to future generations of family involvement and gender equality: daughters are more likely to have greater career aspirations and their sons are more likely to become good life partners when dads are involved in their young children’s lives.
帶孩子的父親更健康、更快樂，有助於提高後代在家庭中的參與度，促進性別平等：父親帶大的女孩子更有可能追求職業抱負，男孩子更有可能成爲好的生活伴侶。
